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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456220203321

Titolo

The Resistance phenomenon in microbes and infectious disease vectors [[electronic resource] ] : implications for human health and strategies for containment : workshop summary / / Stacey L. Knobler ... [et al.], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003

ISBN

1-280-18005-6

9786610180059

0-309-50746-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (333 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KnoblerStacey

Disciplina

616/.01

Soggetti

Drug resistance in microorganisms

Microbiology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary and Assessment""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Microbe Resistance""; ""3 Vector Resistance""; ""4 The Economics of Resistance""; ""5 Factors Contributing to the Emergence of Resistance""; ""6 Emerging Tools and Technology for Countering Resistance""; ""7 Strategies to Contain the Development and Consequences of Resistance""; ""Appendix A""; ""Appendix B""; ""Appendix C Information Resources""; ""Appendix D""

""Appendix E Interventions Against Antimicrobial Resistance: A Review of the Literature and Exploration of Modelling Cost-Effectiveness""""Appendix F A Public Health Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance""; ""Appendix G Forum Member, Speaker, and Staff Biographies""